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Rich Warren, longtime host of The Midnight Special, was named as Folk Broadcaster of the Year during the Third Annual Folk Alliance Awards, held on Feb. 20, the opening night of the 2oth Annual International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. Balloting was by members of the North American Folk Music & Dance Alliance.

The Midnight Special, which Warren has hosted for nearly 25 years, originates from the studios of WFMT (98.7 FM) in Chicago, Illinois, where it airs Saturdays from 9 p.m. to midnight (ET) and also streams online. A two-hour national edition of the popular show is syndicated at various times on dozens of radio stations across the country and also airs on XM Satellite Radio’s channel 15 (The Village).

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Five longtime hosts of folk radio programs have been nominated for Folk DJ of the Year in the Third Annual Folk Alliance Awards. The honoree will be named during a Feb. 20 awards program on the opening night of the 20th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, Tennessee that runs through Feb. 24. The awards program will be broadcast live over XM Satellite Radio.

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